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Pickering protesters, from left, Brenda Davies, Frances Moore and Anne Howes, occupied house on proposed site of airport to prevent demolition. Reader(...)
Pickering protesters, from left, Brenda Davies, Frances Moore and Anne Howes, occupied house on proposed site of airport to prevent demolition. Reader(...)

Pickering protesters, from left, Brenda Davies, Frances Moore and Anne Howes, occupied house on proposed site of airport to prevent demolition. Reader(...)

Date4/22/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Pickering protesters; from left; Brenda Davies; Frances Moore and Anne Howes; occupied house on proposed site of airport to prevent demolition. Reader; below; says they deserve a place in history books.
Subject
    GeographyBuilding Monument ParkPickering Airport (1970s)
    GeographyCity, town, townshipPickering
    GeographyRegion or DistrictDurham (Ont. : Regional municipality)
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Medium
    Photographs
    Language
      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0011551F
      We've pledged to our own consciences we will stay here until we stop the airport, Brenda Davies (seated) says outside Pickering house she has occupied(...)
      We've pledged to our own consciences we will stay here until we stop the airport, Brenda Davies (seated) says outside Pickering house she has occupied(...)
      Barkley, Harold
      9/22/1975
      The illegal occupants of a house on the Pickering airport site heard of Ontario's decision to oppose the airport, Frances Moore says, but she and two (...)
      The illegal occupants of a house on the Pickering airport site heard of Ontario's decision to oppose the airport, Frances Moore says, but she and two (...)
      Bezant, Graham
      9/24/1975
      Attention-Getter: AIDS activist James thatcher handcuffs himself to the door of Health Minister Frances Lankin's office while she talks to other protesters
      Attention-Getter: AIDS activist James thatcher handcuffs himself to the door of Health Minister Frances Lankin's office while she talks to other protesters
      Beaty, Keith
      9/20/1991
      On the move from land expropriated for the proposed Pickering airport, a three-bedroom house was transported up Brock Rd. yesterday toward new site on(...)
      On the move from land expropriated for the proposed Pickering airport, a three-bedroom house was transported up Brock Rd. yesterday toward new site on(...)
      Beaty, Keith
      8/14/1975
      Greenpeace seal hunt protesters Paul Watson, left, and Dr. Patrick Moore on Sable Island during the recent protest
      Greenpeace seal hunt protesters Paul Watson, left, and Dr. Patrick Moore on Sable Island during the recent protest
      Greenpeace
      3/11/1976
      Seal-hunt protesters in Totonto, above: Readers, in letters at left, condemn the annual hunt and demand it be ended
      Seal-hunt protesters in Totonto, above: Readers, in letters at left, condemn the annual hunt and demand it be ended
      Combs, Erin
      3/13/1977
      Colorful: Brenda Davies wore a protest plane on her head, others painted POP's symbols on their foreheads
      Colorful: Brenda Davies wore a protest plane on her head, others painted POP's symbols on their foreheads
      Dunlop, Al
      2/28/1982
      Brenda Davies: 'That public facade is not the relaxed husband I love'
      Brenda Davies: 'That public facade is not the relaxed husband I love'
      Davies, Robertson, 1913-1995
      11/20/1977
      The lifestyle: This Whitevale home is typical of the type of lovely old Canadiana farmhouse which will be affected by the proposed airport site near Pickering
      The lifestyle: This Whitevale home is typical of the type of lovely old Canadiana farmhouse which will be affected by the proposed airport site near Pickering
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      5/4/1972
      Padlocked gates blocked some roads on the site of the proposed airport at Pickering yesterday, protected by security guards working for the federal go(...)
      Padlocked gates blocked some roads on the site of the proposed airport at Pickering yesterday, protected by security guards working for the federal go(...)
      Bezant, Graham
      9/24/1975
      One of the first major auctions on expropriated property on the proposed Pickering airport site cleared out a backyard full of memories for the Lloyd (...)
      One of the first major auctions on expropriated property on the proposed Pickering airport site cleared out a backyard full of memories for the Lloyd (...)
      Beaty, Keith
      10/14/1974
      Mr. Howe's general reply, delivered in the House of Assembly, on the 24th February, 1845
      Mr. Howe's general reply, delivered in the House of Assembly, on the 24th February, 1845
      Howe, Joseph, 1804-1873
      1845